Examining the Printer, From the Front | Canon BJ-200ex guide

§Place the printer where the temperature is stable and set for human comfort. Avoid areas of excessive heat or humidity as well as direct sunlight.

§Do not install the printer near devices that contain magnets or generate magnetic fields (such as loudspeakers or base units of cordless telephones). These devices can erase information on the printer's intelligent circuits.

§Do not subject the printer to strong physical shock or vibrations.

§Keep the printer clean. Dust accumulation may prevent the printer from functioning properly.

§To protect the printer from damage, hold both sides when you move it.

§While the BJ-200ex Bubble Jet Printer is small and compact, it is not designed for mobile printing.

Examining the Printer

Before setting up the printer, it's a good idea to familiarize yourself with its parts and understand their functions.

From the Front

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Canon BJ-200ex manual Examining the Printer, From the Front

Contents

BJ-200ex Contents Using the Printer With Your Software Appendix a Excellent Print Quality Features and BenefitsChapter Introduction Convenient Paper Handling Reduction ModeSimple Maintenance Software Compatibility Print Media Options and SuppliesInk Cartridge Related Publication Help Desk Bulletin Board ServicesCustomer Support Fax Number Supplies Servicing the PrinterCanada Follow these steps to unpack your printer Chapter Setting Up the PrinterUnpacking the Printer Carefully remove all items from the box Removing the Shipping Materials Check to see that you have the following items Remove the shipping tape from the outside of the printer Remove the shipping tape inside the printer Selecting a Location for Your Printer Examining the Printer From the Front Operator Panel From the Back Attaching the Power Cord Inside the Printer Connecting Your Printer to the Computer Installing the Ink Cartridge To install the in cartridge, follow these steps Page Push the lock lever down until it locks into place Close the front cover To turn on the printers power, follow these steps Turning On the Printer Cleaning the Print Head Loading a Stack of PaperPage Printing a Test Pattern Do not force the paper into the printer Printer starts to print Demo Print Installing a Printer DriverPress the Power button to turn off the printer Installing the Windows Printer Driver and Visual Guide Using the Visual Guide Using the BJ-200ex Windows Driver Installing the Canon TrueType Fonts for Microsoft Windows Operator Panel Buttons Managing Your Printers FeaturesSoftware Applications Line Printers and Processing DIP SwitchesLine Printers Versus Page Printers Line Printers Congratulations Printers and Processing Plain Papers Chapter Using the PrinterSelecting Paper Types Transparencies Before Loading Paper Setting the Paper Thickness LeverFor complete paper specifications, see Appendix a Setting the Paper Selection Lever Page Paper Thickness Selection Loading Paper type Lever Method Printer Settings for Various Print MediaPrinting Documents See your applications documentation for details Specifying Print OptionsAutomatically Feeding Paper Page Slide the stack of paper into the printer until it stops Adjust the paper guide to the stack of paper Auto Feed Guidelines Manually Feeding Paper Printing Single SheetsSpecifying Manual Feed Make sure the printer is turned on and on-line Open the top cover and check the paper thickness lever Set the paper selection lever to the frontPage Printing on Transparencies Start your print operation Printing on Envelopes Turning On the Printers Envelope Mode Preparing Your Software Preparing the Printer Insert the envelopes Adjust the paper guide to the stack of envelopes Turning Off Envelope Mode Printing on Legal-size Paper Printing in Landscape Orientation Printing the Test Patterns To start the Self Test, follow these steps Self TestStarting Stopping To start the Font List, follow these steps Font ListEpson LQ mode, the self Test looks like this Demo Prints 1 Pausing a Print Operation To start the Demo Prints, follow these stepsPage Chapter Using the Printer With Your Software Printer Setup Within Windows Selecting Printing Options Paper Size option Plain Paper Paper Source optionMedia Type option Transparency Black and White Print Selection optionPrint Quality options Grayscale Other selections Special OptionsOrientation option Diffusion HalftonePattern 1 and Pattern Printing a Document Intensity § Avoid diffusion halftones Ways to Improve Print speed in WindowsTo improve printing speed, you can try the following Using the Windows Print Manager Background Printing Setting Up MS-DOS Application Programs Foreground Printing Selecting a Printer Driver Your printer has two resident printer control modes Selecting a Printer Control ModePrinter control mode Typeface BJ mode Epson LQ mode Setting Up WordPerfect for Your Printer Printer control mode Print style BJ mode Epson LQ mode Software and Printer Compatibility For details Chapter Using the Operator Panel Feeding Paper Form feeding Selecting a Print ModePrint mode Function Speed at 10 cpi Line feeding Select your print mode as follows Using the Reduction ModesTwo-thirds Reduction Mode Selecting reduction mode cancel Smoothing mode if set One-half Reduction Mode Selecting the Reduction Mode Performing Automatic Line Feeds Printer Guidelines Cleaning the PrinterChapter Maintaining the Printer Clean the exterior of the printer Replacing the Ink Cartridge Ink Cartridge Guidelines Using InkTo avoid spilling ink, follow these precautions Installing the Ink Cartridge Take the new ink cartridge out of its protective packaging Push the lock lever down until it locks into place Cleaning the Print Head Storing Ink Cartridges Follow these guidelines when storing your ink cartridgesTransporting the Printer Ink Cartridges Continually Run Out of InkPage Chapter Troubleshooting Check List Error Light Problems Reinstall the ink cartridge checking that it is Operational ProblemsIf the error persists, call the Canon help desk Securely latched in place. Make sure there is no gap Printing Problems Paper Loading Problems Make sure the stack of paper is straight in the sheet feeder Print Quality Problems Should correct this problem Windows ProblemsJagged look. Changing the resolution to 360 dpi Feed a few sheets of paper through the printerPage If you are using MS-DOS 5.x or lower, type the following To verify a proper SET Temp statement, follow these steps Clearing Paper Jams Page Chapter Customizing the Printer Factory Default SettingsFunction Setting DIP switch Function DIP Switch SettingsBJ-10 Mode DIP switches 5, 6 DIP switches Character set Epson LQ Mode DIP switch Make sure the printer is turned off Changing a DIP Switch SettingDIP switches Typeface Close the DIP switch cover after making your selections Paper Size Appendix a Printer SpecificationsSheet Feeder Capacity Printing SpeedPage Reduction Mode Page Printing Characters Resident Printer Control ModesLine Feed Pitch Mode Pitch Characters per line Graphic Image Print Operating Environment InterfaceInk Cartridge Storing Environment AmiPro Appendix B Application NotesPrinting Envelopes in Microsoft Windows To print envelopes in AmiPro 3.0, follow these steps Microsoft Word 2.0 for Windows Microsoft Word for WindowsMicrosoft Word 6.0 for Windows First time printing envelopes WordPerfectWordPerfect Printing envelopes other than the first time Works 3.0 for Windows